One More Obsessive Post About the Map

So, I noticed that suddenly I was getting only one visitor, ever, listed on my map, and that visitor was clearly me. Then I realized that was because my map was now on another page, and, while I may have dedicated readers, that dedication does not extend to reading everything I have ever written in the blog every day. So, I decided to put the map, or, to be perfectly accurate, a new map, down at the bottom of my blog. See? There it is. Now you can breathe easily... or panic as your cover is blown... because your visits will be duly recorded.

Time for A Game

So, today I had a conversation with someone I don't know who reads this blog, and it made me think about how many people could actually be reading this... and about blogs I read without revealing myself... etc. So, I decided to play a little game, called "make your own survey." And, if you are reading this, you are ABSOLUTELY obligated to take the survey, or forever eschew my blog. However, you are allowed to lie outrageously if you don't want to reveal something. You may not lie pettily, only outrageously. Those are all the rules.

Also, if we have not specifically spoken, thank you for reading, and welcome to my blog.

1. What is your name?

2. How old are you?

3. Do you know me from Adam?

4. How can you tell the difference between me and Adam?

5. If you could truthfully change your answer to 1, 2, or 3, which would you pick and what would you like to change it to?

6. Name three people that you love, just the first that come to mind:

7. Now three more:

8. Who didn't you list that you should have? Is there anyone you'd like to, but can't? Say something cryptic about them.

9. Name one thing that fascinates you about each of these people.

10. And something that irritates you...

11. Name three people you really dislike:

12. Anybody you'd like to name that you can't mention publicly? Say something cryptic about them.

13. Tell me something you admire about each of the dislike people. Yes, you have to. Why doesn't that override the dislike?

14. What is your favorite color? Do you know why?

15. What is something about yourself that you secretly think is pretty sexy?

16. What is something about yourself that you secretly worry is pretty repulsive?

17. What is something about me that you secretly think is pretty sexy? Or at least attractive? ;)

18. I'm not gonna ask the opposite. Instead, tell me a memory you have involving music.

19. Imagine yourself married. Do you see someone you know as your spouse, or someone imaginary? Do you like this fantasy? Does it discomfort you?

20. Tell me a story about a time when you were truly frightened.

21. What's something you wish you knew how to do, but don't?

22. What are you most likely to be famous for?

23. What do you think influences your daily life the most: your parents' financial situation or their relationship to each other?

24. Do you have a religious or spiritual outlook? Where did you get it? What about it do you think is particularly engaging?

25. Do you like to dance? When did you last dance?

26. Who is the first person you remember being sexually attracted to?

27. Describe the last person that caught your eye in a crowd (in a good way).

28. Describe the last person that caught your eye in a crowd (in a bad way).

29. How do you feel when faced with a homeless person soliciting money? What is your emotional reaction? What thoughts go through your head?

30. Are these questions difficult? What would you like to ask me in retaliation?

31. If you were going to name your child after a literary character, who would it be and why?

32. What's the last book you read? What did you think of it?

33. What is your favorite fruit?

34. Tell me a story about one of your cousins.

35. Who is a person you still wince when you think about? It can be for any reason.

36. Is there anything that is consistently irresistable to you? Can you imagine a situation in which you would not find this attractive?

37. Tell me a secret. It can be a current one, or an old one, but at some point the secretiveness of this should have mattered to you.

38. If you could erase one of your own memories, would you? Why or why not?

39. What about one of somebody else's?

40. Describe a beautiful landscape that you have seen. Or a beautiful sky.

41. Do you like eggs?

42. How many of your answers were true?

Anyone Want to Play with Me?

Found this in Morgan's blog and it looks fun. I promise to ask exciting questions (at least I hope to) and to answer honestly (or lie in a fun and obvious way, if you prefer) when you ask me questions.


Here are the rules:

1 -- Leave a comment, saying you want to be interviewed.
2 -- I will respond; I'll ask you five questions.
3 -- You'll update your journal with my five questions, and your five answers.
4 -- You'll include this explanation.
5 -- You'll ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed.